Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
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cloak and then attempting to deceive MN.
The poor little girl was deeply wounded.
Never before had her word been mistrust-
ed. On telling the story the second time
to one who was unsympathetic, she began
to realize how almost impossible it sound
ed. So, later, when she went out wear
ing the cloak, and some children crowded
round her, and asked where she got it,
she unhappily equivocated. In an instant
the dreadful word ''falsifier," in the
flaming letters of tell tale scarlet, appear
ed upon her back. Her companions ran
from her screaming with fear. Yudd1
tore off the cloak, and almost blinded with
bitter tears rushed home, and sobbed out
her unavailing grief to her mother. That
good woman comforted her as well as
possible, and tried to show the child that
even if she had lost the cloak, she had
been taught q lesson which she ought
never to forget.
Yuddi was, however, almost heart
broken and it was only when her mother
reminded her that she still owed duty
to the fairy, that she reused herself q
little from her sorrow. 81 will keep my
word in that at least" she said. ~ will
90 to the good Rhasta, my master, and
offer it to him." Without loss of time
she sought the wise old man, told her
story and offered the cloak.
''My child" he said as he took 1t, ~
will try to wear it. But am old, and
know the world and men well. To few
it can be given to be absolutely truthful.
fear am not of those. Come to me in
the morning."
When Yuddi returned Rhasta was no
longer wearing the cloak.
II have lost it sooner than expected,
my child You know how poor am and
how few pupils I have. Last night the
father of Rhum Cat came to me and
asked how his son was getting on. l
thought to myself, if tell him how hope
lessly stupid Rhum Cat is, he will be
taken away. 1 did not tell all the truth,
and am punished, for have lost both
cloak and pupil. When the father saw
the word upon my back he said his son
should come to me no longer"
Once more Yuddi took up her burden,
and went to the house of rich and beau
tiful lady for whom her mother sometimes
worked. This LADY, was charitable and
good, and Yuddi, of whom she had often
taken kindly notice, almost worshiped
her. When YudH had explained her err
rand and shown the wonderful garment,
the lady, Aouda Singh, accepted it rap
turously, and wanted to reward Yuddt
for bringing it. The child would, how
ever, accept nothing but thanks.
'I am but keeping my word" she said.
''For so doing must not want or take re-
ward"
With somewhat lighter heart she went
back to her humble hut. Not many hours
had passed when Clearer" came rum
ming at his utmost speed to say that she
must go at once to Aouda Singh.
On arriving there Yuddi was greeted
CURLY, almost rudely, by the lady.
''Take back your hated cloak" she ex-
claimed, "and never let me see the be-
witched thing again. I wore it to the
bazaar, and bought some handsome gar
ments that would go with it. was, per-
haps, a little too extravaganza, and when
my good lord asked me how much had
spent did not dare tell him all. And
when named less than the true amount
the dreadful scarlet letters blazed out.
Take it away, say"
Again Yuddi resumed her quest for O.
wearer for the cloak. Among others she
took it to q famous lawyer. "Child, have
you come to mock me?" he cried. ~
could not keep it IN hour and do my best
for my clients. I might keep it an hour
if were asleep, though believe some
times talk in my sleep, so even then I
couldn't be sure Of it."
Once more the weary search began. A
wise woman famous for her herbs and
medicines, refused to try it. "Did I tell
some sick people the truth about them
selves they would surely die, when, If I
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for them. If told others of what my
medicines are made, they would lose faith
in them. Take away your cloak"
Day after day poor Yuddi continued the
task which she began to think was hope
less. Many took the cloak, who had not
wisdom enough to know that there was
not the remotest chance of their keeping it
even few minutes. Tradesmen lost it
through disappearing the value of their
goods; manufacturers, through selling
adulterated articles; and even an artist,
who was famed as O. seeker after ideal
truth, through willfully attempting to i'm
prove on nature in his landscapes and by
grossly fiattering in his portraits, likewise
lost it.
At last the despairing Yuddi gained
audience with the wisest man in the land,
the kings chief councillor. "You must be
very young and innocent to come to me,
my child" he said when she had told the
reason of her visit. "Know that If told
the truth to my royal master about some
of our foreign relations, or when he asks
me what his people think of him, should
need about 100 lives q year"
'sThen let me see the king,n boldly
cried Yuddi: che at least has none to
fear"
1You think SO, child? Well, will con-
triye you shall see him. But you may
have to wait o long time.
Yuddi answered that she did not care
how long. The cloak was becoming an
intolerable burden to her, never long alb
sent from her sight, and it was in her
mind night and day, sleeping or waking
She had need of all her patience, for
kings are not easily seen, especially by
the children of Ryots, as the Indian
peasants are called.
When she was admitted to the great
presence she knelt. covered her face, and
was for a time too frightened to speak.
The king finally succeeded in reassuring
her, and she told her errand.
"And so you think, y said the monarch,
ssthat kings can be more truthful than
other people2 You never made greater
mistake. You are too young to under
stand all the reasons why we are COM
peeled to falsify and deceive; but will
tell you one or two. Sometimes have to
meet neighboring sovereign who is jeal-
GUS of me or of him-with whom, per-
haps, have been at war; and who has
killed thousands of my people; yet have
to call him my loving brother have
to put up with ministers | detest, because
the people demand that they shall be in
Office. / have to tell my subjects that